Novosibirski archipelago


IBA Justification

The site was identified as important in 2011 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List1 Season Year(s) Size IBA criteria
Brent Goose Branta bernicla LC breeding 2004 present A3
Common Eider Somateria mollissima NT breeding 2004 present A3

1. The current IUCN Red List category. The category at the time of the IBA criteria assessment (2011) may differ.


IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation % overlap with IBA
1996 Great Siberian Polynia Zakaznik 100
1996 Lena-Del'ta Resource Reserve 81

Habitats

Habitat1 Habitat detail % of IBA
Grassland Tundra major (>10)
Marine Coastal/Supratidal major (>10)
1. IUCN Habitat classification.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Novosibirski archipelago (Russia (Asian)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/novosibirski-archipelago-iba-russia-(asian) on 23/11/2024.